Physics GCSE
velocity = frequency × wavelength
What velocity = frequency × wavelength means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of velocity = frequency × wavelength
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The relationship used to link the three quantities and to show how a change in velocity at constant frequency changes wavelength.
Topics that use velocity = frequency × wavelength
- Wave behaviour (OCR GCSE)
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